CVE-2021-1438
CVSS V2 Low 2.1
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain access to sensitive information on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation and authorization of specific commands that a user can execute within the CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and issuing a specific set of commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files that they originally did not have permissions to access.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-1438
- Assigner
- ykramarz@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-05-06T13:15:10
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-05-17T13:10:15
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:wide_area_application_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.4.5a |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 2.1
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-waas-infdisc-Twb4EypK | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1438 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-1438 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:16:00 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 01:34:59 | psirt@cisco.com | ykramarz@cisco.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-05 01:34:59 | 2021-05-06T13:15Z | 2021-05-06T13:15:10 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 01:34:59 | 2021-05-17T13:10:15 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 01:34:59 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |